Fresh from putting eight goals past Glebe North in the FAI Cup last week, Sligo Rovers face into an important game in boss Liam Buckley’s view.
Not because he’s returning to his former (and long-term) Richmond Park home, but because the outcome could set the tone for the remainder of the Bit O’Red’s season.
Sligo are in sixth place in the table, eight points behind the Saints, but have played a game less. Buckley would like to move closer to the Inchicore outfit after tonight.
“We’ve a round of matches to play and we want to be very competitive in them,” he said.
“Firstly there are teams below us trying to get at us and they’re winning games regularly.
“We want to look up as well because there are points to play for, and how we finish the year is very important for a number of reasons.
“It was nice to score some goals last week and it always does give you that lift.
“We’d like to carry that into this game. I know most of the St Pat’s squad from my time there, they’ve done well and have added some new players too, recently.
“But I’m just concerned with ourselves and getting ourselves up to speed and to a level.
“It would be good to get the result so we can keep in that mix in that part of the table. It’ll be tight, without doubt”.
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